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Bradley Cooper had a “crazy” visit to Beyoncé’s home while attempting to cast her as his leading lady in the 2018 Oscar-winning film “A Star Is Born” — that involved interrupting Jay-Z’s TV viewing.
“I went to Beyoncé’s house, and Jay-Z was watching ‘Judge Judy,'” Cooper, 49, laughed during an interview with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. “I still remember. I’m not kidding. And I was freaking [out].”
According to the “Hangover” star, he had a “weird cough” while trying to pitch the project to the singer.
“It was crazy. She was incredible and so was he, and we developed it for like a year together,” Cooper continued. “I mean, she’s one of the greatest people of all time. Then that fell through.”
Cooper initially wanted the “Crazy in Love” singer to play Ally, and was told by studio executive Greg Silverman that he could have her as long as he made the film for “under $25 million.”
After his idea with Queen Bey fell through, the “American Sniper” actor wanted to enlist Adele for the role. The British singer, however, simply texted back that she was too “busy.”
Cooper ultimately found his muse in Lady Gaga after he watched the “Bad Romance” singer perform at a benefit concert.
“It just blew the doors off of the whole place, and it was in that moment where it was like, ‘That’s it. What was I even thinking?’ And then I asked to meet her,” the “Silver Linings Playbook” star said.
The film, which has been remade three times since first hitting theaters in 1954 with Judy Garland, served as Gaga’s first foray into the acting world.
Cooper’s remake was met with an abundance of success. It was nominated for eight Oscars and took home wins for Best Original Song and Best Sound Mixing.
Shortly after the awards ceremony, both Gaga, 37, and Cooper were the subject of several dating rumors after they performed a very intimate duet of the film’s song “Shallow” during the show.
Cooper, who split from Russian model Irina Shayk that same year, denied the allegations, claiming that he and the “Born This Way” songstress decided to stay in character to ease his nerves about singing live.
“Just from a personal standpoint, it reduces the anxiety level,” Cooper told The Hollywood Reporter in 2021. “They kind of fall in love in that scene in the film. It’s that explosive moment that happens to happen to them on a stage in front of thousands of people . . . It would have been so weird if we were both on stools facing the audience.”
Cooper is currently romantically linked to supermodel Gigi Hadid.
Despite the rumors, Cooper recently linked up with Gaga when she surprised her long-time friend at the premiere of his film “Maestro.“